cobnut

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɒbˌnʌt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kob′nut′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cob•nut  (kob′nut′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologythe nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, Corylus avellana grandis.
  2. Plant Biologya tree bearing such nuts.
  • late Middle English cobylle nutt. See cobble1, nut 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cobnut / ˈkɒbˌnʌt/, cob
  1. other names for a hazelnut
Etymology: 16th Century: from earlier cobylle nut; see cobble1, nut
'cobnut' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cob - filbert - hazelnut

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